Career Confusion, Jobs and AI: What Should Young People Do? | ELEWEKA | Part 1

Young people are being asked to choose careers at a time when jobs, technology and the meaning of work are changing rapidly. How should they decide what to study, which skills to develop and where their best opportunities lie? In this episode of ELEWEKA, Joe Munene speaks with Mwikali Muthiani about career confusion, youth unemployment, education, employability and the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work. The conversation explores: • Why so many young people struggle to choose careers • Whether AI will eliminate jobs or transform them • Careers and industries likely to grow • The widening gap between education and employment • Whether a university degree is still enough • Technical, digital and human skills employers require • University, TVET and alternative career pathways • How young people can identify their abilities and interests • Entrepreneurship, freelancing and digital work • What parents and schools often get wrong about careers • How young people can prepare for a future shaped by AI AI may replace certain tasks - but it will also create opportunities for people who know how to work with it. Watch the full conversation and tell us: what is the greatest career challenge facing young people today? ELEWEKA - Conversations that cut through the noise. Hosted by Joe Munene, ELEWEKA brings you candid, thoughtful conversations about leadership, society, opportunity and the issues shaping Kenya’s future. Subscribe and turn on notifications for upcoming episodes. Host: Joe Munene Guest: Mwikali Muthiani #CareerAdvice #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #KenyanYouth #ELEWEKA